180 degrees SPECT of the spine in patients with low back pain. Comparison with 360 degrees acquisition.

abstract：:Chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is difficult to diagnose by clinical manifestations only. Nonspecific neurologic symptoms and signs may lead physicians to make other diagnoses. Although head trauma is the most common cause, it may be considered insignificant or omitted due to its minor initial manifestations. We prese...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hsieh TC,Kao CH,Wu YC,Wang CH,Yen KY,Sun SS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone metastasis developing after differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is common, and in most cases, this condition leads to osteolysis. However, treatment of bone metastases in DTC patients is a great challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous osteoplasty (POP) c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Song HJ,Wu CG,Xue YL,Xu YH,Qiu ZL,Luo QY

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two radiocolloid preparations, differing in particle size by a factor of 5 to 20, were compared in each of 15 patients. The smaller colloid, measuring less than 80 nm, showed a relative decrease in the calculated target to background ratios for the liver and spleen and an increase for the bone marrow. The increased up...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kloiber R,Damtew B,Rosenthall L

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a new approach to the evaluation of brain perfusion reserve using Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT. Consecutive brain Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT studies before and after acetazolamide (Diamox) administration were performed within 30 minutes on 19 patients with significant vascular occlusive lesions. Thirteen patients ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Matsuda H,Higashi S,Kinuya K,Tsuji S,Nozaki J,Sumiya H,Hisada K,Yamashita J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16 year-old boy presented with a firm mass within the left thigh. Ga-6 7 citrate and bone scintigraphy revealed soft tissue radiotracer accumulation within the mass lesion. Radiographs and xerography of the left thigh revealed calcification within the soft tissue mass typical of myositis ossificans. The patient's cl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moreno AJ,Yedinak MA,Spicer MJ,Turnbull GL,Byrd BF,Brown TJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old woman presented with a painless left upper neck swelling for more than a week. Fibrolaryngoscope examination suggested nasopharyngeal carcinoma. FDG PET/CT was performed for an initial staging, which revealed intense activity in the soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx and cervical lymph nodes. However, b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Chen Y,Huang Z,Cai L,Wu J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on gallium imaging in mycosis fungoides is limited and conflicting. A case of mycosis fungoides with increased uptake of Ga-67 in clinically noninfected skin lesions is reported. The literature regarding mycosis fungoides and gallium imaging is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nishimi L,Chen DC,Ansari AN,Siegel ME

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Freehand single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (fh-SPECT) for optical tracked 3-dimensional radioactivity mapping raises popularity for sentinel node biopsy and other radio-guided procedures. However, the device seems to be complex, requiring both training and a standardized scan protocol. Therefor...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pouw B,de Wit-van der Veen LJ,Stokkel MP,Valdés Olmos RA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous tumor that is locally aggressive and has a high rate of recurrence after surgical excision. The tumor grows slowly, typically over years. On rare occasions, metastasis to distant sites (especially the lung) or regional lymph nodes may occur. Here, we present F-FDG PE...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suman S,Sharma P,Jain TK,Sahoo MK,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 55-year-old man with a history of poorly differentiated metastatic thyroid cancer, which is rare and shows aggressive behavior. The patient had radioactive iodine-negative multiple metastasis on F-FDGPET/CT, therefore Ga-DOTATATE and Ga-PSMA PET/CT were performed whether an opportunity exist for...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Civan C,Isik EG,Simsek DH

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Electrocardiograph-gated myocardial SPECT permits a quantitative assessment of global and regional functions by quantitative gated SPECT software. To validate quantitative indexes of wall motion and wall thickening, the authors compared these indexes with visual scores. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Gated myocardial S...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Konno M,Morita K,Adachi I,Ito Y,Kohya T,Kitabatake A,Tsukamoto E,Tamaki N

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old man with gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss underwent FDG PET/CT, which revealed multiple hypermetabolic hepatic lesions concerning for metastatic liver disease. The outcome of liver biopsy was consistent with the diagnosis of peliosis hepatis which is a rare benign disease characterized by multip...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Levin D,Hod N,Anconina R,Ezroh Kazap D,Shaco-Levy R,Lantsberg S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaders of private practice groups face many challenges. Establishing proper governance, having a good mission statement and business plan, having good participation by the members in administrative practice activities, and establishing proper channels of communication are some important steps. Once that is done, effi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic pyocyst is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. With extensive hepatic cystic disease, localization of a pyocyst and targeted aspiration or drainage is often a diagnostic challenge. Two patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ayesa SL,Gradinscak DJ,Schembri GP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid is a subtype of neuroendocrine tumor, a rare group of tumors that are known to express somatostatin receptor 2. Ga-DOTATATE is a somatostatin analog that is specific for somatostatin receptor 2 and therefore allows visualization of neuroendocrine tumors. We present 2 cases of primary multifocal small bowel c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Clark M,Nathan M,Broski SM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary imaging in a patient with an amebic abscess showed an early cold defect that later showed rim enhancement. A Tc-99m SC scan did not show prominent flow (making hepatoma unlikely) and showed the previously noted defect to appear larger and without rim enhancement. The differential damage to Kupffer cells ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Allard JC,Lee VW,Foster J

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress fractures of the upper extremities are uncommon but can be a serious source of morbidity if not correctly diagnosed. We present a rare case of a 49-year-old female typist, who reported a 4-month history of a pain located in the region of the left lower ulnar epiphysis and extended to the left portion of the wri...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Georgoulias P,Demakopoulos N,Fezoulidis I

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 45-year-old man who had a mass on the wall of the anterior right hemithorax. An excisional biopsy indicated carcinoma metastasis from thyroid malignancy. Tc-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy revealed markedly increased activity on the left side of the thyroid and the thoracic wall mass....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kaya M,Cermik TF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of unsuspected urine extravasation first detected by radionuclide scintigraphy are presented with subsequent confirmation by CT and, retrograde pyelograms. A renal study done to rule out acute transplant rejection demonstrates gallbladder uptake which was initially thought to be consistent with urine extra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bocchini T,Williams W,Patton D

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scintigraphic findings in a rare case of bilateral renal malakoplakia are presented. Markedly increased Ga-67 activity was present in both kidneys in sites corresponding to focal cortical defects on Tc-99m gluceptate (glucoheptonate) imaging. Interestingly, there was no abnormal renal activity with In-111 leukocyt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cox JE,Cowan RJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) findings of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:MRI and FDG PET/CT findings were reviewed in 6 patie...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Dong H,Wang Y,Gong J,Lu J,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal visualization during dynamic renal imaging is an uncommon finding that has previously been related to underlying neoplastic disease. The authors report a case of active Paget's disease of the left ilium resulting in uptake of Tc-99m DTPA in the arterial flow and early blood pool images. This report emphasizes...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Larcos G,Gruenewald SM,Farlow DC,Antico VF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands usually is treated surgically by total parathyroidectomy, which would deprive the patient of the parathormone essential for calcium metabolism. The postoperative management of patients submitted to total parathyroidectomy consists either in oral administration of vitamin D and cal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fronistas O,Stavraka-Kakavaki A,Giougi A,Papatheophanis J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old woman with breast cancer underwent Tc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy for preoperative workup. An abnormal lesion with increased uptake was found in the right humeral shaft, and F-NaF bone PET/CT was performed for clarification. There was high uptake of F-NaF without cortical bone disrup...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee H,Lee KS,Lee WW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman with a history of prior bilateral retinoblastoma presented with general fatigue, anemia, and a urinary bladder mass seen on abdominal ultrasound and CT. She was referred for a staging 18F-FDG PET/CT, which showed an intensely FDG-avid bladder mass that was biopsied to reveal a leiomyosarcoma, with ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Makis W,Rakheja R,Nahal A,Hickeson M,Lisbona R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 27-year-old woman with gamma probe-guided resection of a recurrent regional lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer. Reoperation is often impaired in cases with extensive scarring because of previous surgery, high-dose radioiodine therapy, and external irradiation. In this ca...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gallowitsch HJ,Fellinger J,Mikosch P,Kresnik E,Lind P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with Ga-PSMA-avid prostate cancer recurrence in the vas deferens are presented. These cases highlight the clinical importance of imaging the pattern of local prostate cancer recurrence and the potential difficulties that arise due to the altered anatomy in the prostate bed after prostatectomy or radiotherapy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Priftakis D,Afaq A,Bomanji J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infective endocarditis can be difficult to prove, even in the face of strong clinical suspicion. A case in which standard methods of diagnosis failed to demonstrate endocarditis in a patient with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and porcine aortic valve is reported. An In-111 labelled leukocyte SPECT study d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Purnell GL,Walker CW,Allison JW,Dalrymple GV

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method for determining blood volume has evolved substantially since first attempts were made in the latter part of the nineteenth century with the exsanguination of animals. The now accepted methods are based on indicator dilution methodologies. First attempts utilized inert dyes such as Evans Blue and Cardiogreen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Margouleff D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old patient with prostate adenocarcinoma was explored by 18F-fluorocholine (FCH) PET/CT for pretreatment staging because of a high risk of prostate cancer. Images showed multiple foci with increased uptake of 18F-FCH within some pelvic and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, osseous foci (iliac bones and sacrum), a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pinaquy JB,Allard JB,Cornelis F,Pasticier G,De Clermont H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00